BUZZ — India's Canara Bank rises on higher second — quarter net profit

* Shares of Canara Bank up 4% at 125.12 rupees * The Indian lender reports an 8.4% y/y climb in second-quarter net profit, interest income up 11.5% Y/Y * CNBK's asset quality, or gross non-performing assets as a percentage of total loans, also improved to 1.33% from 1.57% previous quarter and 2.35% a year ago * Avg rating of 20 analysts on stock at "buy"; median PT is 150 rupees — LSEG-compiled data * YTD, stock down ~19% (Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru) ((Kashish.tandon@thomsonreuters.com)